Intro: Cigarette house fires cause about 800 deaths a year, and a House bill aimed at decreasing that number has reached the governor's desk.
Allison Blood has more from Jefferson City.
Bill sponsor, Republican Representative Michael Parson, said there is be no reason Governor Jay Nixon won't sign it into law.
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Parson said the bill requires cigarettes to be wrapped in a paper that extinguishes the cigarette if the smoker stops inhaling for a long period of time.
He said the bill would save lives because self extingiushing cigarettes will lead to fewer house fires.
From Jefferson City, this is Allison Blood, Newsradio 11-20, KMOX
Intro: Supporters of a bill to make cigarettes fire-safe say the governor has no reason not to pass it.
Allison Blood has more from Jefferson City.
Cigarette house fires cause about 800 deaths each year.
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